Category «Events»

Stop the Spotted Lantern Fly!

Monday, March 27, 5:30pm
Marbletown Community Center
3564 Main St. Stone Ridge
Register here: Calendar

The Spotted Lantern Fly is an invasive insect that poses a significant danger to agriculture, trees, and recreation in our area. Come and learn about the Spotted Lantern Fly with Juliet Linzmeier, a USDA Plant Protection Technician.

Fork in the Road: Art Exhibition Featuring Work by Incarcerated Artists

March 2 – April 29, 2023
Reception: RESCHEDULED to Saturday, April 1st 1-3pm

Rehabilitation Through the Arts (RTA) will present Fork in the Road, an exhibition featuring artwork by incarcerated individuals from correctional facilities in New York State. A brief presentation with the exhibition curator, RTA staff and formerly incarcerated artists of RTA’s visual arts program will take place at the reception.

Children’s Programming Winter/Spring 2023

After School Story Hours

Our After School Story Hours will take a look at the Dewey Decimal System.

The Dewey Decimal Classification System categorizes nonfiction books into ten main groups. Sign up to hear stories and create crafts that reflect each category in the Dewey Decimal System.

TEA TIME Book Group

Wednesday, April 12
11am in the Activity Room

The book for April is The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka. The swimmers are unknown to each other except through their private routines (slow lane, fast lane), and the solace each takes in their morning or afternoon laps.

CLIO’S MUSE – A History Reading Club

Wednesday, April 26
7pm on Zoom

In April we will discuss Poland: A Novel by James Michener. This novel chronicles eight tumultuous centuries as three Polish families live out their destinies. The Counts Lubonski, the petty nobles Bukowksi, and the peasants Buk are at some times fiercely united, at others tragically divided.

French Conversation with Claudine Brenner

Tuesday, April 18, May 16
1-2pm in the Activity Room

Want to brush up or improve your French with a conversation hour? Claudine is a native French speaker, born in Paris and raised in Europe; following a 30 year Government career abroad, she chose Stone Ridge to retire in.

Spanish Conversation with Francisco and Varcia

Tuesday, March 28, April 25
1-2 pm in the Activity Room

¿Hablas español?  If you would like to brush up on your Spanish conversation skills and meet other language lovers in a friendly and stress free environment, come join our class on Zoom, every 4th Tuesday of the month from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.

Cooks and Books

Friday, April 21
12:15pm, Activity Room

 

This month the Cooks & Books group will be cooking from a theme instead of a cookbook. We are celebrating All Things Spring! Think of new peas, asparagus, deviled eggs and micro greens salads.

KNITTING GROUP

Every Saturday
10am-noon in the Activity Room

The Stone Ridge Library Knitters meet every Saturday morning from 10am – 12noon. All ages and experience levels can join us and drop-in knitters are also welcome. We each bring our own supplies and do our own work, but one of the best things about us is that whatever obstacle or confusion you might encounter, you’re likely to receive as much comment and advice as you need to get where you’re going with a project.

Writers’ Group with Cathy Arra

Group 1:
April 3, 17
4:00-6:30pm in the Activity Room

Group 2:
March 27, April 10, 24
4:00-6:30pm in the Activity Room

Two separate writers’ groups meet on alternate Mondays at the library in the Activity room, with a maximum of 10 participants in each group.

MAHJONG

Every Tuesday and Friday
at 10am in the Activity Room

If you are a Mahjong beginner, join us for our Tuesday group. No registration is required. We do encourage players to wear mask while entering and exiting the library, but once you are in the Activity Room, it is up to the group’s discretion.